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Sunday, September 19, 2010

With Plenty of Money and You

By Harry Warren & Al Dubin1936

An underrated Warren/Dubin gem written for the great Dick Powell for one of his classic 1930s musical screen comedies, The Gold Diggers of 1937. A minor standard, it was very popular in its day, owing largely to the clever Dubin lyric that seems to parody trite love ballads, with the vocalist admitting that in addition to love, he wouldn't mind having a little cash to go along with it... One of my all-time favorites.

Lyrics:

Oh, baby what I couldn't do,With plenty of money, and you.In spite of the worry that money brings,Just a little filthy lucre buys a lot of things.

And I could take you to places you'd like to go,But outside of that, I've no use for dough.It's the root of all evil,Of strife and upheaval.

But I'm certain, honey,That life could be sunny,With plenty of money and you.

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A tribute to the finest genre of popular music in history, pop's direct link to the classical tradition, and one of our nation's most important contributions to world culture, the Great American Songbook. Each day (more or less), I spotlight a different popular standard. And yes, I'm straight. So is your grandfather. He loves this music, too--just ask him!